Dear Members of the Board,
It would be difficult to list great American classics without mentioning the Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Adventures Huckleberry Finn. This somewhat controversial, yet enriching classic is narrated from the first person perspective of an uneducated, ignorant white boy living in a racist society around the 1830’s. Although it is a sequel to, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, I ran into no confusion at all because the beginning of the book clearly explains the previous adventures and tribulations of Huck Finn and his friend Tom that are essential to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
The story begins with Huckleberry “Huck” Finn living with a woman named Widow Douglas and her sister, Miss Watson, near the Mississippi River. …show more content…
Huck continues to live with Widow Douglas until Huck’s drunken father returns to town, harrasses him, and eventually kidnaps him. Huck fakes his death and escapes to an island in the Mississippi River. He discovers that one of Miss Watson’s slaves, a man named Jim, also sought refuge at the island after learning Miss Watson was going to sell him. The story then follows the men through an unlikely alliance in a time of racism and segregation, as they get separated and reunite once again. The story ends with Jim being sold as a slave and being rescued by Huck and his friend Tom Sawyer.
What makes this book such a literary phenomenon is its theme. Throughout the story the main theme is that when one thinks for themselves and doesn’t let society decide their thoughts for them, one can break societal norms. Although manifested in a variety of ways, the main way this theme is illustrated is through Huck’s
It would be difficult to list great American classics without mentioning the Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Adventures Huckleberry Finn. This somewhat controversial, yet enriching classic is narrated from the first person perspective of an uneducated, ignorant white boy living in a racist society around the 1830’s. Although it is a sequel to, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, I ran into no confusion at all because the beginning of the book clearly explains the previous adventures and tribulations of Huck Finn and his friend Tom that are essential to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
The story begins with Huckleberry “Huck” Finn living with a woman named Widow Douglas and her sister, Miss Watson, near the Mississippi River. …show more content…
Huck continues to live with Widow Douglas until Huck’s drunken father returns to town, harrasses him, and eventually kidnaps him. Huck fakes his death and escapes to an island in the Mississippi River. He discovers that one of Miss Watson’s slaves, a man named Jim, also sought refuge at the island after learning Miss Watson was going to sell him. The story then follows the men through an unlikely alliance in a time of racism and segregation, as they get separated and reunite once again. The story ends with Jim being sold as a slave and being rescued by Huck and his friend Tom Sawyer.
What makes this book such a literary phenomenon is its theme. Throughout the story the main theme is that when one thinks for themselves and doesn’t let society decide their thoughts for them, one can break societal norms. Although manifested in a variety of ways, the main way this theme is illustrated is through Huck’s